Wisconsin Highway 164
WIS 164 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
Length | 43.54 mi[1] (70.07 km) | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Wisconsin | |||
Counties | Racine, Waukesha, Washington | |||
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State Trunk Highway 164 (often called Highway 164, STH-164 or WIS 164) is a Wisconsin state highway running from Slinger, around the city of Waukesha, to Waterford.
Route description
The southern terminus of Highway 164 is at the intersection of
Highway 164 swings north on Big Bend Road, through the unincorporated towns of Tichigan and Wind Lake, crossing the Waukesha County line and heading into Big Bend.
In
On the outskirts of
US 18 continues east on Bluemound Road into
At exit 294, Highway 164 exits its concurrent routing with I-94 and turns north on Pewaukee Road. County Highway J continues south at the interchange, heading past the Waukesha County Airport (Crites Field) to the Waukesha County Courthouse.
WIS 164 runs north through the city of
Highway 164 continues due north through the countryside, crossing
History
Designation
Most of Highway 164's routing changes have occurred in and around the city of Waukesha. 164 originated as a state connecting highway between Waukesha and Pewakuee, according to Christopher Bessert. The routing was changed when a northern extension of St. Paul Avenue opened in 1967.
In the late 1980s, 164 was lengthened to the south to its current terminus in Waterford. The increase in length resulted in a new routing through Waukesha, as 164 ran alongside
In the late 1990s, Highway 164's original northern terminus of Capitol Drive was extended to its current terminus in Slinger. The extension was a result of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation wanting to connect two major highways,
A few years later, in 2004, 164 was re-routed again onto the former County Highway J south of Capitol Drive, when that section was changed to a multi-lane divided highway from
The Waukesha Bypass
The concept of a bypass highway around the perimeter of the city of Waukesha was first floated in the 1950s,[2] as part of the first freeway plans in the state.
The main reason for such a bypass is due to the traffic congestion in the northern part of Waukesha, especially at the intersection of West Moreland Boulevard, East North Street and East Saint Paul Avenue, on the west side of the Fox River from Frame Park. The heavy-traffic intersection also has a railroad crossing just over the river along Frame Park, and also has the intersection of Moreland and White Rock Avenue.
In the early 1980s, the eastern section of the bypass was completed around the East side of the city of Waukesha, from Moreland Road and
The bypass was renamed the Les Paul Parkway in the 1990s, in honor of the Waukesha native who was a key innovator of the solid-body electric guitar.
Waukesha County is again discussing a plan to complete the western section of the bypass by connecting Highway 59 with what is now County Highway TT. The problem with construction of that portion of the bypass is partially environmental; the routing would require road building through wetlands of the lower Fox River. There is also a rail spur and a large amount of semi-rural residential area that would be affected by new road construction.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Racine | Village of Waterford– Town of Waterford line | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus; roadway continues as Apple Road |
Milwaukee | Diamond interchange | ||||
Waukesha | 14.79 | 23.80 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of WIS 59 concurrency | |
17.99 | 28.95 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of WIS 59 concurrency | ||
18.88 | 30.38 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 18 concurrency | ||
east (Moreland Boulevard) | Eastern end of US 18 concurrency; eastern end of I-94 concurrency | ||||
Pewaukee | 23.48 | 37.79 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-94 concurrency | |
25.88 | 41.65 | ![]() | |||
Sussex | 28.47 | 45.82 | ![]() | ||
29.37 | 47.27 | ![]() | Southern end of CTH-J concurrency | ||
Town of Lisbon | 30.17 | 48.55 | ![]() | ||
Richfield line | 34.47 | 55.47 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of CTH-J concurrency | |
Richfield | 38.56 | 62.06 | ![]() | ||
Slinger | 47.81 | 76.94 | ![]() Lovers Lane | Northern terminus; road continues as Lovers Lane | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 160-169 (Highway 164)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Waukesha bypass talks re-emerge". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 20, 2006.
External links
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